A Marxist Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America
Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 Democratic primary campaigns for President of the United States exposed millions to bold progressive policies and democratic socialist ideas. But in the end, Sanders was never able to secure the nomination, leaving activists and supporters with the question: where to go from here?
The mass uprising for Black lives is, in many ways, a perfect response to the cascading crises of global capitalism. Arising out of the horrific yet all-too-familiar racist murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and then George Floyd, the protests …
Audio recording of the following article, read by Jesse Dreyer The Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) inspired activists across the country, even as Trump and Fox News used the Seattle zone to whip up confusion and fear. Discussions about the …
With Sanders dropping out and the corporate wing of the Democrats around Biden consolidating their control over the party, the 2020 presidential election is complicated terrain for socialists. This article was written by Seattle DSA member Justin Roll in response …
DSA Socialist Feminists have initiated a call for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race based on the credible allegations of sexual assault by Tara Reade. It is important that #MeToo supporters be consistent in rooting out sexual …
We are happy to publish here the declaration of Revolutionary Power, a new caucus of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA). The formation of this revolutionary socialist current in YDSA is a welcome step towards politicizing and strengthening YDSA and …
This article was first published in Counterpunch on April 23, 2020 https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/23/after-bernie-its-time-to-start-talking-about-a-democratic-socialist-party/ We all felt a deep sadness as Bernie Sanders announced the end of his campaign, along with gratitude for all his work fighting for socialist policies. The COVID-19 pandemic …
When COVID-19 broke out in the US, Caribou Coffee stayed open for business because the private company was deemed essential. Caribou Coffee has over 5,000 employees and an estimated annual revenue of $400 million, and it is owned by international …
With the Sanders campaign on the ropes, there are many articles going around about what we should do next. Two important contributions to this debate have been Dustin Guastella’s “Where Do We Go After Last Night’s Defeat?” in Jacobin, and Kshama Sawant’s “#DemExit: Time to Launch …
Like other chapters of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the Seattle chapter has grown by leaps and bounds since 2016 and now numbers approximately 1,000 members. These members have thrown themselves into a range of activities—from Democratic Socialists for Bernie …
